@bigayshh circling back to this... frankly it's hard to accept as viewer for seori said those words to lee hyeon... i feel uneasy even though they gave a tidy happy ending for lee hyeon danshin ... perhaps the best stories sit uncomfortably with you like this for a long time.
@daenymoo someone pls write a fanfic about dansim returning to her rightful joseon body, waking up to this devoted hot prince, nursing her arrow wound (the daily wound bandage changes would be sexual tension hawt), cohabiting together (as master and man servant), running from guards...
@palyeo danshin was so filial to seori's grandma, and in her diaries she wanted to succeed as an actress to take better care of grandma (although she really was not talented like seori...). the warmth we received is truly something that keeps us going...
@was_nikolikha imagine danshim removing her socks in summer/rolling up her skirt and lee hyeon having nosebleeds 😬😬😬, danshim being clumsy with housework/cooking; danshim teaching lee hyeon english, danshim no problem with premarital sex lol
@00enthusiast this is sophisticated technique beyond the boundaries of the show itself. it shows an understanding in using audience's expectations and perception as an additional layer.
@palyeo exactly this. some people aren't happy so much time was given for grandma in ep 13. but wasn't that also the heart of seori/danshim's stories? both survived to adulthood because someone had loved them deeply from childhood. perhaps then it should be a 16 ep drama instead...
@thewindslow it was like nirvana, breaking free from the cycle of reincarnation. reward for saving the grand prince. in the end she chose to go back to life, and accepted that suffering and happiness are two side of the same coin, knowing she can gladly bear it.
@palyeo yes this. that's why i dont think grandma is just a footnote. the way they closed her story is right. grandma's love for both seori and danshim saved them and gave them courage to live well in their own worlds.
@kdramaloveu thrilled to finally see danshim. can tell that her time in modern korea was good for her, she's so spirited now with grand prince. all the love from seori's grandma saved her (she who wanted to end her life in joseon as a kid...)